British magistrate presiding over Mallya extradition case says India's prison standards are not up to the mark
Unlike in the past, when old private banks compromised upon underwriting standards to take on the bulk, they've now realised that scaling up at the cost of quality isn't worth the while. These banks have also readjusted growth targets when required, and rebalanced books to preserve capital and asset quality.
The total quantum of non-performing assets in the Indian banking system increased to Rs 7.33 trillion as of June 2017, from Rs 2.75 trillion in March 2015.
The recent weakness of the rupee has been due to yuan's devaluation.
From crisis leaders to future Goliaths, India Inc saw them all in 2017, says Shailesh Dobhal.
The penalty was levied in connection with deficiencies and lapses in the operation and maintenance of the currency chest at the Secunderabad branch of SBI, it said. Last month, the RBI had imposed a penalty of Rs 3 crore (Rs 30 million) on SBI for violating know your customer/anti-money laundering norms.
Quite a few large- and mid-cap stocks are yet to recover from the note ban, pharma, banking and rural demand-based industries among laggards.
For the baning sector, 2018 was a 'Year of Exits' - borrowers fled from the country as loans went kaput and many bank CEOs were forced to leave
Green bonds refer to bonds issued mainly by power companies to finance energy efficient projects
Vijay Mallya, facing a case of loan default of over Rs 9,400 crore, on Monday resigned from Rajya Sabha.
Heading Crisil would have been the peak of most people's professional lives. But Roopa Kudva felt that was the right time to change tracks.
State Bank of India on Friday reduced its deposit rates by 0.25 per cent, making it the third bank after private sector rivals, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, to reduce deposit rates this week.
If a name does not unify the three, there could be continued clash of identities, which could splinter the brand even before it takes shape, say Abhijit Lele and Nikhat Hetavkar.
The government is set to carry out a performance review of companies that have opted for corporate debt restructuring (CDR).
The loss of income has severely dented the loan repayment ability of small borrowers
Enforcement Directorate is seeking to invoke the India-United Kingdom Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty to extradite Mallya from Britain
Banks have been struggling hard to recover dues from grounded Kingfisher Air.
SBI has the highest exposure of Rs 1,600 crore to the beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines.
The ED's fresh chargesheet against Mallya and his firms is likely to pave the way for him to be declared "fugitive" under a new Indian law.
The agency noted that the reviews of these banks' sub-debt ratings were not indication of any change in the affected banks' fundamental credit quality.
Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt Ltd, in charge of Dabhol assets since 2005, has admitted it is passing through a difficult phase in the absence of gas allocation and low recovery of dues from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company.
"The shift is gradually happening more on account of favourable risk-reward for stocks in these sectors and the shift would be more pronounced as investors roll over their targets to 2017," the head of research at a foreign brokerage said.
Implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations, One Rank, One Pension are the other triggers going ahead, analysts say
UBI's exposure to Kingfisher Airlines was around Rs 350 crore (Rs 3.50 billion) as part of consortium led by State Bank of India.
The court had, however, rejected ED's request for attachment of the liquor baron's overseas properties
The Finance Ministry has invited private sector bankers.
Discussion paper fixes Rs 1,000 cr as minimum capital for these specialised banks
RBI's liquidity tightening stance had stumped the Street as a result of which bond yields had risen.
Buyer actor-producer Sachiin Joshi, who owns Viiking Media, has reportedly bought the villa, spread over 12,350 sq ft or three acre at Candolim.
Private lenders were among the top losers along with RIL.
Promising swift action on the debit card data compromise issue, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Friday said there was no need to panic over the feared security breach that affected over 32 lakh cards.
The 12,350 sq mt Villa was once used by Mallya to host lavish parties in his 'good times'.
The high court remained unconvinced by Mallya's claim that he has been a non-resident Indian since 1988 and has lived in England since 1992, a country where he has indefinite leave to remain
Top 5 losers include Lupin, Cipla, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's Lab and GAIL down 1.6%-11%.
Vijay Mallya left India on March 2, presumably for London.
Beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Wednesday announced he will retire as chairman of Sanofi India and will not seek reelection as a director of the drug maker.
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